What’s permitted in Commercial Zone
State Planning Provisions · as at 19 August 2026
This is Tasmania’s standard state rule for this zone. Each council can vary it in their own Local Provisions Schedule — those local changes are not on this page, so check with them.
The land use table
These are the planning scheme’s official terms. A close match tells you the rule for that term; whether your project counts as that term is a judgement call.
No Permit Required 3
No permit required
- Natural and Cultural Values Management
- Passive Recreation
- Utilities
Permitted 6
Permitted
- Bulky Goods Sales
- Emergency Services
- Equipment and Machinery Sales and Hire
- Recycling and Waste Disposal
- Service Industry
- Storage
Discretionary 16
Discretionary
- Business and Professional Services
- Community Meeting and Entertainment
- Educational and Occasional Care
- Food Services
- General Retail and Hire
- Hotel Industry
- Manufacturing and Processing
- Research and Development
- Resource Processing
- Sports and Recreation
- Transport Depot and Distribution
- Tourist Operation
- Utilities
- Vehicle Fuel Sales and Service
- Vehicle Parking
- Visitor Accommodation
Anything not named below is treated as “Prohibited”. That is not the same as being on the list.
Your council can vary this table in their own Local Provisions Schedule — we don’t hold that local version.
This table groups uses into broad categories rather than listing individual businesses — a specific proposal has to be matched to the right category first.
Kingborough is not on this table at all — it is still on its own 2015 interim planning scheme, so we cannot show a permitted-use list for land there.
Check a property in Tasmania
This page is the table for the zone. Search an address to see whether this zone actually covers the lot, or open the Tasmania zoning map.
Other zones in State Planning Provisions
Building rules
Frequently asked questions
Does this Commercial Zone table apply to my property in Tasmania?
It is the state standard for this zone. Your council can vary it in their scheme, and those local changes are not on this page. Search your address, then confirm with the council.
Can I assume my project is one of the terms listed for Commercial Zone?
No. The list uses the planning scheme’s official names. Whether your project counts as one of those names is a judgement call — that’s what a planner is for.
If a use is not listed in Commercial Zone, is it prohibited in Tasmania?
Not by itself. Unlisted uses follow this zone’s fallback (“Prohibited”). That is different from being named on the list.
Sources
General guidance only — not planning advice. This is the land use table from State Planning Provisions, sourced 19 August 2026. It does not decide what your project is, and overlays can still change what you need to apply for.
Talk to a town planner in Tasmania
This page covers the general rules. A qualified town planner can tell you what applies to your actual block — the zone, the overlays and the approval path — before you spend money on drawings.
- Qualified, practising town planners
- Advice on your property, not a generic rule
- No cost, no obligation